Mega fraud in the room

Did ex-Barca pro brother play for new club?

Did Dinamo Bucharest have the wrong brother on the pitch? Journalist Daniel Sendre claims to have uncovered that former Barcelona player Edgar Ié had his twin brother play for him after signing for the Romanian club.

Instead of the 30-year-old Ié, his brother Edlino has been attending training at relegation-threatened first division club Dinamo Bucharest since February. The club is said to have become suspicious after the alleged Ié was only able to communicate in Portuguese, although international clubs such as Feyenoord, Lille, Barcelona and Trabzonspor adorn the Guinea-Bissau native's CV, so he should also have been able to communicate in English, according to the accusation. In addition, the defender is said to have refused to show his driver's license.

"No one has denied it"
"It seems surreal to me. I asked myself whether I was still dreaming. And I started making phone calls, talking to friends and politicians," says goalkeeper Florin Prunea, who can't quite believe the fraud. Although he has to say: "Nobody has denied it. He has a twin brother who is also a footballer, that's for sure."

If the accusation turns out to be true, Bucharest will be threatened with a points deduction. The capital club scored eight points in the five games with Ié and Edelino.